Can Saline Breast Implants Affect my Asthma?

there is no relationship between breast implants and asthma... neather silicone nor saline.  enjoy your augmentation

If your asthma is optimally controlled the risk is very small and you can undergo major surgery without significant asthma complications. Most anesthesiologists I have worked with will recommend that you take your asthma medicine the prior to surgery with a sip of water and bring your inhalers to the surgery center. In addition, steroids are given just prior to anesthesia in most patients any way which helps prevent asthmatic complications. On the other hand, if your asthma is poorly controlled, or you are steroid-dependent, you are at increased risk and therefore it is recommended that your asthma specialist provide any needed specific medical preparation prior to surgery including a written plan to give to your surgeon and anesthesiologist regarding asthma medication recommendations pre- and post-surgery. This will include a complete pre-surgical evaluation including pulmonary function test results, physical examination, and review of your medications and past medical problems. If your pulmonary function tests are not optimal your asthma doctor and/or anesthesiologist may choose to postpone surgery until your asthma is under optimal control prior to giving surgical clearance. In addition, it is advisable that you contact that anesthesiologist beforehand to discuss any issues that might arise and their management. . This is because surgery may cause an asthma flare or related bronchospasm during or immediately after surgery. Make sure you tell the anesthesiologist and your surgeon the amount and type of steroids you take so additional steroids can be given to prevent adrenal insufficiency which can result in a sudden blood pressure drop.#asthma#breastimplantswithasthma

There is no evidence that  breast implants (saline or silicone) will worsen your asthma.  You should, however, make sure that your Plastic Surgeon and your anesthesiologist are aware ahead of time that you have asthma.  Best of luck with your breast augmentation. 

The answer is nope.

On looking at some of the other answers here, I would endorse the suggestion that you consider cohesive gel filled implants if you are comfortable to have implants at all.  They're simply much better than saline.  In Australia, we've been using them since 1997 and the long term results are superior in the longevity of the implant and the naturalness of the feel of the breast provided you don't get a capsular contracture (the risk of which is the same in saline or gel implants).

Despite many studies showing that breast implants are not an unsafe thing to have done from your health point of view, its my advice that if you feel a sense of discomfort about having breast implants put in, then simply don't.  Life is too short to add a possible stress to it.

Good luck! 

There is no demonstrated relationships between breast implants and asthma. It will be important to have you asthma under control prior to the surgery, and I routinely have my asthma patients bring their inhalers to the surgery center as some inhalers are very helpful in keeping the airways relaxed during surgery.

It is almost impossible to avoid exposure to silicone in everyday life. Two in particular Dimethicone and Dimethylpolysiloxane are used in everything from cosmetics, shampoos, conditioners and even as a food additive. Silicone is even used for the valves in inhaler spacers.